iPhone 5 rumor roundup

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After unveiling a marginally improved iPhone 4S in 2011 instead of a radically different iPhone 5, Apple has returned to its development labs to cook up (no pun intended) the next iteration of its popular phone. In 2012, we're fairly certain that the real iPhone 5 will roll out of Apple's gates and that the device should be a bigger leap forward than the 4S was.

That's why after taking some time off at the end of last year, we've resurrected CNET's iPhone 5 rumor roundup to cover the new tidbits from 2012. So join us again in watching the rumor mill churn. We'll add to it until we get the real thing; please let us know if we've left any gossip out.

IOS 6 limits the number of your apps, but a fix is on the way

The current developer's edition of iOS 6 restricts the number of apps you can run on your device. But the threshold is high, and a fix is on the horizon.

As revealed in a blog by a developer called Mid Atlantic Consulting, iOS 6 users who install more than 500 apps on their device will start to run into slow boots, auto-reboots, and other problems. Install as many as 1,000 apps, and the device won't boot at all.

How many people actually install more than 500 apps on their iPhone or iPad? That was apparently Apple's reaction, since the company initially showed little concern about this limitation.

But Mid Atlantic Consulting argued that if the iPhone is expected to replace your phone, portable gaming console, TV remote, and countless other devices, then Apple needs to make sure iOS can handle an unlimited number of apps. The developer even cited a quote by the late Steve Jobs in which he said that the only limit was the number of folders and apps per folder.

iTunes movies in the Cloud expands across the world

Many iTunes Cloud users outside the U.S. can now watch their favorite synced movies on any computer or iDevice.

As of yesterday, such countries as the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, along with several in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region, are now on Apple's list for cloud-based movie support. This means that movies purchased from iTunes are automatically synced to the cloud and made available for viewing on any eligible device -- computer, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Apple TV.

Entertainment available through iTunes in the Cloud includes music, videos, movies, TV shows, books, and apps. People in the U.S. have long been able to synchronize all of these things. But the rollout has been slower for those abroad.

650,000-volt iPhone case is a real stunner

Seth Froom was the victim of a violent robbery last summer. His response was to create theYellow Jacket, an iPhone case crossed with a Taser. The project is currently up on Ingiegogo for fundraising.

As far as stun guns go, the Yellow Jacket makes sense in that you are likely to have it with you at all times, in a convenient place where you can reach it when you need it.

Apple and Samsung

In the ongoing judicial patent opposition between Apple and Samsung have another interim but important victory was gained by the creator of iPhone and iPad. A federal appeals court in Washington did not cancel the temporary ban on the sale and importation of Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the U.S., which was imposed Judge Lucy Koh from the city of San Jose.

iPhone 3GS Now Available For ₹9999 ($180) In India

Indian carrier Aircel has started selling the three year old iPhone 3GS for approximately $180 (₹9,999) along with an advance rental of $55 (₹3,000). Previously, the device was being sold at a price of approximately $360 (₹19,990).

Although the purchase would require subscribing to a mandatory data plan, the device would still be unlocked and available without a contract.

The upfront $55 rental for 12 months gives subscribers unlimited 3G data (throttled to 2G speeds after 2GB usage) for a year, or unlimited 2G data with 1,000 free voice minutes and 2,500 free messages monthly, for 6 months.

The combined cost of the device and the mandatory data plan totals up to $235, which is still a pretty good deal for a device that would be getting the iOS 6 upgrade, and be compatible with most apps on the App Store.

It's highly unlikely that Apple is behind this huge price drop, but this is a route that the company is very likely to take after the new iPhone is announced.

Bringing the iPhone 3GS to a lower price bracket enables Apple to better compete with Android handsets that are being sold around the $200 mark in various countries. This is one of the primary reasons why Android dominates hugely in markets like India.

China is already taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5

Chinese users have a unique chance to order the new iPhone 5. Yes, yes, even before the official release of "apple" gadgets. Chinese shop Sohy proposes to make a reservation for a new iPhone.

Request a new iPhone may be residents of China as the official website of Sohu, as well as in retail sales of the same company.

The creators of advertising poster astonishingly naive. You just think about how you can call people to order the new iPhone 5, if the poster depicts iPhone 4S?

Companies Sohu, as well as all of us who are not yet known specifications of the new smartphone. Now even the release date for the iPhone 5 with an accuracy no one can be called, and the Chinese already being offered to order a "apple" gadgets.

The leaders of the trade Cheti Sohu confident that with the help before. order, users can avoid the huge queues and receive new product first.

Let me remind you that last year the number before. orders for the iPhone 4S exceeded one million in the first 24 hours after the release of new items

NBC Releases Summer Olympics iOS Apps, Offering Livestreaming of All 302 Events

NBC has released a pair of iOS apps to give US-based viewers comprehensive 2012 Summer Olympics coverage, including livestreaming of every event from London.

The most exciting development in Olympics coverage this year is NBC's livestreaming of every event from London. The company plans to offer streaming on computers both on the NBCOlympics.com website, and on the NBC Olympics Live Extra iPhone and iPad app [Direct Link]. NBC plans to offer 3,500 live hours across 302 medal events live.

In past years, NBC has controversially time-delayed events to run them during prime time in an effort to maximize ratings. This year, NBC will allow viewers to watch every event live, and restrict replays of selected events until after they have been run on NBC during prime time.

Viewers do need to verify that they subscribe to a cable, satellite or telco video tier that includes CNBC and MSNBC. NBC has created a help webpage to answer questions and assist users in getting their Olympics livestreaming working.

Get to ready to watch every moment of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games LIVE for FREE with the NBC Olympics Live Extra app. In addition to watching all the live action, during the Olympics, enhance your viewing experience with alternate camera views, plus full replays on-the-go! You can follow your favorite events and sports, and receive push notifications for event start times. Download now on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to prepare for the start of the London Games, and take a look back at the best of the Beijing Olympics

The free universal NBC Olympics app [Direct Link] offers news, on-demand video, photo galleries, and more:

Experience the best of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games with the NBC Olympics app. Get prepared for the Games now by checking out news, video, photos for every sport and all Team USA athletes. Plus, you can follow your favorite sports, teams and athletes, and engage with other fans on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ -- all from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. 

During the Olympics, you can follow every event from London, including real-time results & schedules, medal counts and TV & Online listings. And during the nightly Primetime Show televised on NBC, the app will feature a second screen experience that makes a great companion to the on-air broadcast!

The network has new photos of the iPhone 5

For the second time this week there are pictures online of the new iPhone 5. Just yesterday we told you about the aluminum prototype fifth-generation smartphone. And today there are new pictures, no longer a prototype, and the fifth this iPhone!

Kitguru.net news site published a series of photographs in which, according to the editorial of the website shows the iPhone 5.

Photo web site is obtained from a single trusted source. This man is devoted to the affairs of Apple's Far East.

The photographs clearly show that the diagonal of the new iPhone will be greater than that of his predecessors. Also pokazan19-pin port, replacing the 30-pin dock connector. It is this replacement connectors for several months to discuss all and sundry.

The Chinese are selling the iPhone 5 for $ 8600

Yesterday we told you that the Chinese shop Sohy proposes to make a reservation for the new iPhone 5.

Now a well-known online store Taobao started taking orders for the brand new "apple" gadgets. But the official release of Apple's phone has not yet taken place.

The Chinese shop Sohy a poster with a picture of the signature iPhone 4S «iPhone 5." Merchants on Taobao in this sense, the more advanced - they use the iPhone 5 picture concepts that have long been wandering on the network.

Someone takes a deposit, some sellers need the entire amount at once. But the price of a new smartphone is not known.

Android OS is more popular than iOS

Analysts Nielsen Company conducted another study. At this time, experts have studied the U.S. market of smartphones and mobile operating systems. Yesterday the company Nielsen released a report for the second quarter of 2012. The studies revealed that the operating system from Google is ahead of iOS from Apple. Two-thirds of phones purchased in the U.S., accounted for the base OS Android. 34% of users

Yellow Jacket - Case for iPhone with a stun

Imagine that your iPhone is not only a versatile smartphone, but also a means of self-defense? Now really, "apple" gadget can easily become weapons. Taser company introduced its new cover. Although it can hardly be called a cover. Rather, this case, it is harmless turns your smartphone into a dangerous weapon for self defense. Case Yellow Jacket, equipped with stun, will help to protect its owner from attack

Another front panel "on the iPhone 5" showed up in the network

Chinese resource MyDrivers posted pictures today once the front of the smartphone, which, according to a source, belongs to a new generation of iPhone, that went out this fall. As is the case with previous images, have already appeared on the network on data from the MyDrivers photo shows the front panel of a certain device with 4-inch display. This display is made of technology "in-cell", which allows this panel to be thinner than its predecessors in previous generations of iPhone. Rumors that Apple plans to use the "in-cell" panel, in its new iPhone went for a long time, so the message did not surprise anyone MyDrivers. Recall that in-cell technique involves the establishment of sensors directly into the LCD-display, which allows you to make the entire front panel of the smart phone is much thinner. MyDrivers reports that this panel, they were able to obtain from sources close to the production lines of Apple. It is interesting that, judging by the photos provided MyDrivers (one of which can be seen in the poster of this news, their vaunted "panel from the new iPhone" is painfully reminds of the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 - You can verify this by looking at the pictures similar parts of the iPhone 4S below

Police found the iPhone-founder of the pyramids

The specific business of selling iPhone and iPad has organized a 44-year-old Muscovite. In August 2011 he offered to its customers devices known to lower the price of 15 thousand rubles, but demanded for them the full payment in advance. In this first freebie lovers get smartphones and tablets due to follow.

Rascal explain to customers that due to the North-West Customs allow him to purchase the confiscated vehicles at low prices. The first phones it sold at a loss by buying units in the radio market Mitinskoe the usual prices. But then, creating a reputation as a reliable vendor, has expanded the scope of activities.

"Three months later, he collected tens of millions of rubles. Only one customer has received five million rubles as payment for the iPhone and the iPad. Offered to its customers from Moscow to create a joint-stock company, to buy land and build a shop. Some expressed a willingness to invest in construction and made money, "- said on its website Research Affairs.

However, in December 2011 a man stopped communicating with its customers. Those, after waiting for the promised gadgets to May 2012, began to contact the police. Interestingly, during this time confident salesman did not even think to leave the city and get rid of traces of criminal activities. Police detained him in his apartment on the Dubravnaya street, where they found invoices and receipts, indicating illegal activity.

After searching the villa, "a businessman" and an apartment of his civil wife, investigators received additional evidence. He himself had already confessed. "Today, it is unmasked in 10 crimes committed, the total damage which is 20 million rubles", - noted in the

iPhone 4S caught fire in the pocket of a teenager (video)

17-year-old from Finland claims that iPhone 4S spontaneously kindled in his pocket. The incident was captured on surveillance camera protection. Video was then purchased by the Finnish news site Kauppalehti and posted to the network.